MEDIA Show Media Credit: Virginia Room Digital Collection, Roanoke Public LibrariesOriginal Author: UnknownCreated: 1966Medium: Printed photographRoanoke Technical InstituteThis color photograph shows Roanoke Technical Institute (now Virginia Western Community College), which was established in 1961. This image was published in the 1966 edition of the school's yearbook, which was called The Technician.FEATURED INThe Founding of the Virginia Technical College System